Standard_E2ads_v7 Windows prices

Standard_E2ads_v7 with Windows costs $0.237 per hour on demand in East US ($173.01 a month), $0.092 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.186 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$0.186$0.0938$0.0922
Jio India West$0.186$0.0938$0.0922
Central US$0.237$0.145$0.092
East US$0.237$0.145$0.092
East US 2$0.237$0.145$0.092
North Central US$0.237$0.145$0.092
West US 2$0.237$0.145$0.092
West US 3$0.237$0.145$0.092
Sweden Central$0.247$0.155$0.092
Mexico Central$0.252$0.16$0.092
Canada Central$0.254$0.162$0.092
North Europe$0.254$0.162$0.092
UK South$0.261$0.169$0.092
France Central$0.262$0.17$0.092
Italy North$0.262$0.17$0.092
Spain Central$0.262$0.17$0.092
West US$0.262$0.17$0.092
South Central US$0.266$0.174$0.092
Germany West Central$0.267$0.175$0.092
Poland Central$0.267$0.175$0.092
West Europe$0.267$0.175$0.092
Korea Central$0.271$0.179$0.092
UAE North$0.271$0.179$0.092
Australia East$0.274$0.182$0.092
Southeast Asia$0.274$0.182$0.092
Taiwan North$0.274$0.182$0.092
US Gov Virginia$0.276$0.184$0.092
Japan East$0.281$0.189$0.092
Japan West$0.281$0.189$0.092
South Africa North$0.286$0.194$0.092
East Asia$0.293$0.201$0.092
Norway East$0.3$0.208$0.092
Switzerland North$0.3$0.208$0.092
Brazil South$0.325$0.233$0.092

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.237$0.1776$0.1472

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